Notre Dame du Châtelet
French Sailing ship
Photo courtesy of Klaus Günther von Martinez
| Name | Notre Dame du Châtelet | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 488 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Scheepsb. v/h Gebr. G.& H. Bodewes, Martenshoek | ||
| Owner | Société des Pêcheries Malouines Marieange Glâtre, St. Malo | ||
| Homeport | St. Malo | ||
| Date of attack | 15 May 1941 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 48N, 14W - Grid BE 6155 | ||
| Complement | 38 (28 dead and 10 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | St. Malo - Grand Banks of Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed as Dutch Oceaan for J.J. Onnes. 1930 sold to France and renamed Notre Dame du Châtelet (SM 142). | ||
| Notes on loss | After 04.15 hours on 15 May, 1941, the three masted Notre Dame du Châtelet was sunk by U-43 with 45 rounds from the deck gun and AA gunfire. Lüth suspected the vessel to report the position of U-boats to Allied forces, while the survivors thought they had been attacked by a British submarine. The day before, the vessel had encountered the Italian submarine Cappellini in 47°42N/13°56W. The survivors abandoned ship in two lifeboats. Two of them were picked up from a dinghy by the Italian submarine Otaria on 23 May. | ||
Location of attack on Notre Dame du Châtelet.
ship sunk.
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